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We Believe in One Lord Jesus Christ (ed. McGuckin)

Posted on November 22, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

John McGuckin gives us an outstanding, yea even world-class compendium of Patristic Christology. It nicely succeeds the first volume in the series.  McGuckin notes a set of “ciphers” that explain the theology behind the Nicene Creed: “‘Christ’ becomes a cipher … Continue reading →

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Review: The Mind of the Maker (Sayers)

Posted on August 18, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Sayer argues that the laws of creative imagination are analogues of the Trinity.   Or to say it another way, there is a Trinitarian structure in the mind of man. This is also mirrored in the writing of a book: Book … Continue reading →

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Mind in a physical world

Posted on November 21, 2015 by J. B. Aitken

Kim, Jaegwon, Mind in a Physical World. This is one of the texts that JP Moreland uses in his Philosophy of Mind class.  Before I review the book and talk about why it is so important, perhaps some introductory remarks on … Continue reading →

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Searle’s Phil of Mind Course

Posted on November 18, 2015 by J. B. Aitken

University of Berkeley, Phil 132. Here is the handout of lectures (Itunes doesn’t list the names of them) Philosophy of Mind course: lecture 1 Cartesian Dualism, Mind-Body Problem, Perception lecture 2 Descartes’s Problems & Solutions, Other Positions lecture 3 Behaviorism, … Continue reading →

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